Crixus: gladiator mask

Leatherworker Tom Banwell's latest piece, his "Crixus" mask, is very nice cross between the Hannibal Lecter transport mask and something from the Road Warrior: "I realized that the center seam between the eyes--while helping the skull look--was unnecessary and if I eliminated it I could add a row of spikes there. I changed the leather pattern enough so that I needed to remake the prototype from scratch. And I gave the leather a nice rusty iron coloring... Even though the mask was done (except for the straps), and I liked it, I didn't have a clear idea what it was. It wasn't until I spent a couple of days studying it that I realized that it was both protective and scary."

Uncle Charlie Becomes Crixus

I write books. My latest is a YA science fiction novel called Homeland (it's the sequel to Little Brother). More books: Rapture of the Nerds (a novel, with Charlie Stross); With a Little Help (short stories); and The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (novella and nonfic). I speak all over the place and I tweet and tumble, too.

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I hope to die during the apocalypse, therefore missing the post-apocalyptic shenanigans that might call for something like this.
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  Too much Mad Max for you!
- penguinchris
  
  On the other hand, the people who will wear this stuff are purposefully dehumanizing themselves, which makes it easier for you to deal with killing them when they attack you.
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Turn it upside down for a nifty, stabby jock strap